Are Power And Compassion Mutually Exclusive?

A new study reveals that individuals with a higher sense of power experience less compassion and distress when confronted with another's suffering, compared to low-power individuals. In addition, powerful people were not motivated to establish a relationship with distressed individuals. The authors suggest that powerful people's tendency to show less compassion and distress towards others reinforces their social power.

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